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Dear all men who have interrupted women in meetings,
Keisha Jones
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10/11/20 at 3:33AM UTC
The T-shirt I would have made will some people calling HR. Soooo, I'll just say that yes, there have been times some men I have worked with have tried to ignore me and I have had to call them out. Needless to say, I was viewed as a "witch"
Barb HansenAsk me anything about Startups
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10/10/20 at 11:30PM UTC
I am in the position in my career to never let a man interrupt me and when they try, I keep talking and if they don't shut up, I call them out on their bad behavior "Steve, do not interrupt me. when I am done talking, you can talk" or "David, what I have to say is important, please do not interrupt me"
When men interrupt other women on a call - I stop them. When men try to mansplain anything to a woman or POC on a call - I stop them.
They all apologize when called out on this behavior but many still keep doing it. Oh well, I am not deterred by their inability to learn :)
Anonymous
10/10/20 at 8:10PM UTC
T-shirts, please!!
JYJ
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10/10/20 at 2:30PM UTC
T-shirts, please!!
Anonymous
10/10/20 at 2:22PM UTC
I hope this starts a revolution that ends mansplaining and downplaying someone's contribution to the conversation.
Anonymous
10/10/20 at 12:46PM UTC
Most problems in society, behaviors and beliefs are taught at home. Change the world one person at a time by teaching children respect for others no matter who they are. Be intentional about the subject at the dinner table.
Anonymous
10/10/20 at 10:31AM UTC
Many men who do this, interrupt other men as well. Women do it too. Not everything is a male conspiracy to keep women down. Hands down, my best bosses have been men who consistently supported me. My worst? An unethical viper of a woman.
Anonymous
10/11/20 at 12:38PM UTC
Same here. My last boss hated strong women and was a female. She was an absolute nightmare.
Anonymous
10/09/20 at 3:59AM UTC
I’m on a male dominated team and this is a frustrating reality. I often ignore to avoid giving the situation power. However, I wonder if by ignoring I’m inadvertently doing the opposite. Thoughts?
Stacey ZimmermannDirector of Operations in Legal Services
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10/10/20 at 2:39PM UTC
I struggle with this as well. I just went from working with all women for almost 7 years to a company where I report to a husband and wife team. It does seem to have often. I try to lead by example when I'm running meetings and he's there, but I don't know if that really addresses anything.
Anonymous
10/11/20 at 4:53PM UTC
Thanks for sharing. It’s tough to figure out the right approach, isn’t it?
Samia AliHR Student in Saint Paul, MN
16
10/08/20 at 7:37PM UTC
I am absolutely onboard with you..lol
Michelle Rosales
30
10/08/20 at 7:02PM UTC
We all need T-shirts made! Who's on this?
Anonymous
10/12/20 at 1:30PM UTC
This happens to me a lot and a woman manager seems to condone it. When we're in a one on one she allows me to speak and even solicits my advice, but then when I speak in a meeting, she shoots me down or lets my male colleagues speak over me, one in particular. He often makes jokes, is sarcastic and blurts things out. It's very annoying!
Barb HansenAsk me anything about Startups
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10/10/20 at 11:07PM UTC
and stickers for our water bottles that should be ever present in our zoom screens :)
Anonymous
10/09/20 at 2:55AM UTC
I totally started muting men as they are interrupting women in our remote meetings. If they ask, I'll say that I heard some noise while she was trying to speak
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